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What is coolsculpting?

Cryolipolysis using Coolsculpting is the benchmark treatment to treat localized excess fat without surgery.    How does this treatment act on the fat cells? This treatment – based on freezing the fat to be eliminated – is a purely external treatment with no scars. A specific applicator is simply placed on the area to … Find out more …

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Aesthetic surgery: I am not satisfied with my operation, what can I do?

Here we are talking about dissatisfaction linked to the result of an aesthetic procedure and not an objectively botched aesthetic procedure. Botched surgery is unsightly even disabling. What are the most common complaints? What are the possible solutions? How can disappointment be avoided?   What are the most common complaints? Firstly, as mentioned above, it … Find out more …

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Is aesthetic medicine better than surgery?

Patients often say: “I don’t want surgery, I prefer milder treatments”. What is the difference between aesthetic medicine and aesthetic surgery?  Treatments linked to aesthetic medicine Aesthetic medicine concerns any procedure that can be carried at the practice. This includes hyaluronic acid injections (fillers), botulinum toxin injections (Botox), or tensor threads for instance. These … Find out more …

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Looking younger without surgery

Is it possible to look younger without going under the knife? Today, with new treatments, technological advances and doctors’ expertise, the techniques to preserve your youth are now gentler and less invasive. These days, patients no longer want over-stretched skin and a face that doesn’t move. Gentler than surgery, cosmetic medicine aims to maximize natural … Find out more …

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Tobacco & Aesthetic Surgery: 6 reasons to stop smoking

Yes, smokers are risky patients! Smoking considerably increases the risk of slow healing and infection of wounds within the context of an aesthetic surgical procedure. Smoking is proven to be a major factor in complications in the case of an abdominoplasty, a lift, or breast reduction, procedures that require more and/or complex incisions. We know … Find out more …

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Aesthetic surgery: trends worldwide

Aesthetic medicine and surgery are becoming increasingly accessible. Some procedures such as breast surgery are still as popular, while others have more and more amateurs: blepharoplasty, liposuction, lipofilling… And although women are still the biggest consumers, aesthetic surgery and medicine are attracting more and more men. But what are the trends for each country? Is … Find out more …

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Facial rejuvenation: never without my lipofilling!

This title is a bit bombastic but… far from being false! Although lipofilling – this technique of reinjecting autologous fat – can be carried out alone, it has proven to be an excellent addition to numerous aesthetic surgery techniques, particularly the face. Focus on this procedure that rejuvenates, restores volume, and, as a bonus, visibly … Find out more …

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Liposuction, cryolipolysis, or coolsculpting… how do I choose?

To understand better and choose between liposuction, cryolipolysis, and coolsculpting, you first need to know what we are talking about. I would like to help you understand the differences and indications of these TWO silhouette reshaping treatments. Yes, two and not three: there is a red herring in the title…   Silhouette: focus on stubborn … Find out more …

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Broken Faces: the history of aesthetic surgery

Aesthetic surgery has been developed throughout history through the progress and improvement in rigorous and specialized techniques… World War I saw a real turning point in plastic surgery. Particularly destructive for the soldiers on the front line, reconstructive surgery, in particular maxillofacial, was developed to repair the mutilations suffered by the servicemen.   The origins … Find out more …

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